Average Home Care salary in the UK

Care Home Administrator The Chestnuts, Aylesbury. Bucks. £11.44 Per Hour 25 Hours Per week Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on! Who are Ambient Support? Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years' experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities. Our residential care home, The Chestnuts, is a community-based home for Older People in Aylesbury. We provide care and support to 64 residents, including up to 48 residents with specific dementia care needs. This is a welcoming home from home environment offering regular activities and organised events. The gardens at The Chestnuts are attractive and fully wheelchair accessible for residents and visitors alike. The role of our Administrator: * To maintain appropriate and accurate petty cash and amenities records, and service users' personal money records. This will include visiting the bank to deposit or withdraw cash. * To deliver and distribute all mail to staff and Service Users. * Provide an effective and efficient telephone service to the general public and relatives/visitors to the home and pass on care issues to DRP or Manager. * To collate information and ensure that timesheets and other documents relating to the payroll are processed and delivered within given deadlines. * To provide appropriate admin systems as required for the accurate processing of invoices. * Use care management systems to access and update residents' information, such as care plans, and to access and update other home data. * Use computers to support individuals in their daily lives. Skills and attributes of our Administrator: * The ability to work accurately with figures. * To have the ability to follow and work to procedures and policy. * The ability to work with vulnerable older people. * Having a good time management * The ability to work under pressure, set own priorities, and capable of working individually in meeting appropriate deadlines. * The ability to maintain confidentiality. * Attention to detail. * Having the ability to establish and maintain organisation in filing systems. Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too! Flexible working, enabling work-life balance. National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s. Training and development `Refer a Friend' bonus scheme. `Season Ticket' loan & `Bike to Work' scheme. 22 days (pro rata to hours worked). Bank Holidays are in addition Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme. Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you. We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone. We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles. REF - INDBH

Care Home Cook The Croft Care Home Amersham, Buckinghamshire £11.44 Per Hour 20 Hours Per Week Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on! Who are Ambient Support? Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years' experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities. Our residential care home, The Croft, is a community-based home for Older People in Amersham. We provide care and support to 60 residents, including up to 31 residents with a higher level of specific dementia care needs. This is a welcoming home from home environment offering regular activities and organised events. The Role of our Cook: Are you passionate about cooking? Do you want to play a key role in our service by devising a weekly menu and cooking with our residents? This will encompass meeting all the relevant nutritional and dietary needs of the people we support, then this could be the role for you! Skills and attributes of our Care Assistant: * Passion for cooking as well as nutrition * Understanding of Health and safety regulations including COSHH regulations * Experience of HACCP risk assessments * Knowledge on food and hygiene regulations * Ability to supervise catering staff. * Basic nutrition knowledge * Ability to organise a catering environment. * Capability of working in a position that requires manual handling tasks as a core requirement * Must be able to demonstrate an understanding and awareness of equality & diversity * Good communication skills in order to relate well to staff as well service users * Basic written communication skills to leave written instructions and to follow a stock control system * Basic administrative skills * Ability to work flexibly, responding to the needs of the service , ensuring that the home has staff cover , 365 days of the year Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too! Flexible working, enabling work-life balance. National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s. Training and development `Refer a Friend' bonus scheme. `Season Ticket' loan & `Bike to Work' scheme. Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff) Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you. We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone. We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles. REF - INDBH

Care Home Manager - CQC Registered Manager Up to £68,000 Based West Midlands - Excellent benefits package see below! An exciting new job for a Care Home Manager to work for a leading business in the West Midlands. You will be responsible for the resident’s welfare and healthcare and ensure the highest quality health and safety. The Care Home Manager will develop and lead the home care team, ensuring they are motivated and all Goals and objectives are met. Experience: Social care practice and home managementHighly self-motivated, and inspirational - you will be a positive solution-seeker, with good resilienceLeadership abilities you will inspire confidence through positive behaviours and actionsFinancially aware and business focused - you will understand and have experience with business drivers about running a care homeExperience in building developing and maintaining relationships - dealing directly with customers/ residents and resident's families.Organised: manages tasks, time and resources well and is able to continuously and appropriately re-prioritise activities to achieve successful outcomesManages and Develops self and others: accountable for own actions; manages team to achieve business goals and supports the development of appropriate skills, knowledge and behaviours in team members; able to manage conflict appropriately and coach staff to improveLead and manage the team to provide individualised, person-centred, high quality care outcomes, meetingDevelop practical and effective working relationships, and strategic partnerships, with CQC, commissioners, and monitors of your Home to drive care quality and service developments, maximising the Home’s referral opportunitiesAs CQC Registered Manager for the Home, ensure achievement of 'Good’ or 'Outstanding’ CQC rating and compliance with company policies and proceduresContinuously improve operational efficiency and care quality, producing and analysing reports and audits to effectively implement Service Improvement Plans together with ongoing monitoring of improvement programs to ensure their timely achievement Key Skills/Qualifications Required Experience working as a successful Home Manager and meeting regulatory requirementsExperienced in recruiting, developing, managing and leading staff teamsExperience in managing to define operating budgetsExperience as a CQC Registered ManagerExperience dealing with CQCGood knowledge of Microsoft Office Benefits Excellent salaryExcellent benefits includingFree DBS checkCompetitive FlexibleLife AssurancePaid Family LeaveA fantastic working environmentProfessional training and ongoing career progressionRestaurant discounts. This role is home-based and commutable from Knowle, Dorridge, Solihull, Coventry, Marston Green, Lichfield, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Brierley Hill, Merry Hill, Quinton, Bearwood, Rowley Regis, Lye, Tipton, Walsall, Moseley, Dudley, Edgbaston, Dudley, Stafford, Worcester, Hereford, Bristol, Gloucester, Stroud, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Hall Green, Tamworth, Rugby, Kenilworth, Worcestershire, Droitwich, Solihull, Coventry, Marston Green, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Hall Green, Tamworth, Rugby, Redditch, Alvechurch, Studley, Wythall, Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon, Kenilworth, Worcestershire, Droitwich. Solihull Business Bark/ Birmingham Airport/ Birmingham International/ Dickens Heath Business Park., Coventry, Warwick, Derby, Tamworth, Stafford, Lichfield, Rugeley, Sutton Coldfield, Burntwood, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Bearwood, Brownhills, Burton-upon-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cannock, Alrewas, Stoke on Trent, Derby, Dudley, Stafford